Barrett has been a good solid player that many in Australia believe was given rep caps with some favoritism from above.Some players are like that.The fact he could not get St George over the line with the massive talent he had around him indicates he was not quite top shelf.

"When St George Illawarra were pipped in that 1999 decider it was assumed Barrett would be contending for many premierships with what was a talent-laden Dragons side.

But as the Dragons continued to come up short, the barrage of criticism directed at Barrett rose.

He eventually fled the NRL at the end of the 2006 season for the relative calm of Super League with Wigan"

Barrett I feel chased money rather than opt to play for clubs who were seriously gonna deliver him medals.

I am not sure what you mean.St George were a club that were up and there abouts right through Barretts time there.Made the semis more than they missed them.They were the big under achievers of that period.

"I had a clause in my contract with St George that allowed me to leave before my contract was up," he said.

"But only if I was moving to Super League in England. I have always had the ambition to play in England." And the Australian, who has retired from internationals to focus on his club career, said he would still join Wigan even if they were relegated from Super League.

The bottom-of-the-table Warriors have won just two of their first 12 games and face a big battle to move up the table.

"They're pretty confident they can claw their way back up the ladder but I'll definitely be coming," Barrett told BBC Radio Manchester. "I'll still be playing for the club.

I think it does as it was when he was argueby at the peak of his powers and he went to a club like Wigan for riches not the chance to win trophies.

He left the NRL for substantially more money and to escape the pressure from the media on his game.He was picked above his form for several test caps and did not deliver the expectations with St George with players like Gasnier and Cooper in their prime around him.Its called a cop out in Australia.

He then played the same card from EnglandWhere he quit while contracted.He was not top shelf, not even the next level down in reality